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DarthButcher
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by DarthButcher » Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:03 pm
Source:
www.msnbc.msn.com SEATTLE - Xbox Live, the online service that allows players of Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox video game machine to compete against each other over the Internet, reached 1 million users, the world's largest software maker said on Thursday.
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Microsoft said in a statement that it reached the 1 million mark for Xbox Live users three times faster than other subscription services, such as Time Warner Inc.'s AOL and TiVo Inc.
Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft, which launched its Xbox video game console in 2001 to compete against Sony Corp.'s PlayStation game machines, has long touted the Internet capability of its $149 Xbox as an advantage over its larger rival.
(MSNBC is a Microsoft - NBC joint venture.)
Sony's $149 PlayStation 2 now comes with an ethernet adapter for connecting to the Internet, although previously the connector was an add-one. Microsoft launched its Xbox Live service in 2002.
Microsoft said more than 100 game titles can be played over Xbox Live, and it expects to see about 150 titles by the end of this year.
Microsoft and the world's largest video game publisher, Electronic Arts Inc., put aside long-standing differences over online video gaming earlier this year, with EA agreeing to release nearly all of its line-up of market-leading sports games for Xbox Live, along with other titles.
Microsoft has added new features to Xbox Live this year, including the ability to store data on the network, create online competitive tournaments and swap messages with other Xbox Live users.
Where is the idiot running to? Why to
Nintendo Mania of course. Just follow him for the time of your life.
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by Parrakarry » Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:31 am
And Microsoft's market hold goes on.
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Wyborn
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by Wyborn » Sat Jul 17, 2004 10:29 pm
That not really that much
Help me out with the best fanfiction ever,
Ganondorf Beats Up EVERYONE!
You decide who gets beaten!
For the battle-minded and mathematically inclined, there's the
Hyrulian War, a revived time-honored tradition!
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Jingle Jangles
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by Jingle Jangles » Sat Jul 17, 2004 11:21 pm
One of one Million, wow. I feel special.
XBL has definitely been my best online gaming experience. God Bless the Friend List
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Link2000
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by Link2000 » Sun Jul 18, 2004 12:18 am
Wyborn, it's a lot for a paid-subscription broadband-only service for sure.
I love Xbox Live myself. Wolfenstein rocks!
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by LOOT » Sun Jul 18, 2004 8:37 am
A million? Tritoch would be proud.
I'm not. I'm a Sega/Nintendo fan myself, and also pretty fond of PS2.
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by Erdawn Il Deus » Sun Jul 18, 2004 1:16 pm
Bah, one million wasted wads of cash...
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